Ozu's greatest work An elderly rural couple make a once in a lifetime trip to Tokyo to visit their 2 children trying to make a new life for themselves in post-war Tokyo. The old couple encounter only coldness and inhospitality from their own 2 children, whereas the widow of their son, who was killed in the war, is the only one who shows them any kindness. After the visit, they return to the countryside whereupon the ageing mother dies, basically from a broken heart. Ozu's well-publicised feelings regarding the responsibilities and duties of the family unit are never more elegantly or graphically portrayed than in this, one of the true masterpieces of post-war cinema. In parts, the poignancy is simply overwhelming. It would take a heart of stone not to be moved by this picture. If ever there was a "must see", then this is it.